What is YouTube Search?
YouTube Search is a free and open-source tool that lets you search the content inside YouTube videos. Instead of scrubbing through timelines, you can find the exact moment you need by describing it. Search for spoken dialogue, on-screen text, or a combination of both. For example, you can find when a speaker says a specific quote, when a sign with 'Danger' appears, or find a lecture on 'Machine Learning' where the text 'Deep Learning' is visible on a slide.
Problem
Users currently have to manually scrub through YouTube video timelines to locate specific moments, relying on titles, descriptions, or metadata. Manually scrubbing through timelines is time-consuming and inefficient, especially for long videos.
Solution
A web-based tool enabling users to search within YouTube video content using natural language queries. For example, find timestamps where a speaker says "deep learning" or when text like "Danger" appears on-screen.
Customers
Content creators, researchers, educators, and journalists who frequently reference or analyze video content for tutorials, fact-checking, or content creation.
Unique Features
Combines OCR (text detection) and speech recognition to search both spoken words and on-screen text simultaneously, providing timestamped results.
User Comments
Saves hours of manual video scrubbing
Accurate timestamp retrieval for research
Free and open-source alternative to premium tools
Useful for academic lecture references
Intuitive natural language queries
Traction
Launched on ProductHunt (linked URL) with 900+ upvotes and 150+ GitHub stars as an open-source tool. Actively maintained with recent updates for multilingual support.
Market Size
The global video streaming market, including platforms like YouTube, is projected to reach $1.9 trillion by 2030 (Grand View Research), with YouTube alone hosting over 2.7 billion monthly logged-in users (2023).
